A Change of scene
Chamonix’s been a getting a bit sketchy over the past week. Some fallings out with friends/colleagues, too much work, and not enough sleep so I needed a change of scene to break it up a bit.
Driving out to Geneva to pick up my friend and business partner, Andy from the airport did the trick. I left early so I could go shopping on the way. There’s a shopping mall on the French side of the border near Geneva.
I love being here in the valley, but living in a picture postcard where everyone knows each other can be a bit much at times. So just finding myself on a normal Thursday afternoon doofing around in a crappy shopping centre was such a relief. Anonymous and unchallenging.
One of the things that has been a little stressful recently is that Andy decided to move to Prague in the Czech Republic for a while. Of course, we can still work together remotely, but would be such a shame to see him go. As we drove back up through the valley and took the scenic route through the autumn trees behind Les Houches, I could sense Andy was feeling ambiguous about his decision to leave. Later on when I met him in the pub he declared that he’d decided to stay. Which is really brilliant news.
Later on we both had dinner with our friends Fred and Katy, played a bit of poker for a big pot of random foreign cash for a laugh. I even won the pot at the end of the night, and everything suddenly seems right with the world again.
Sometimes things get a bit tough. All you can do is grit your teeth and bear it.
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I daresay when the women start to flock to Chamonix it will be paradise!